Home and Family Life
Our virtual exhibition includes a variety of remarkable artefacts that represent
Leicestershire’s home and family life.
From the innovative 'ventilated' corset
designed to keep the
wearer cooler in warmer climates, Palitoy’s iconic Action Man toy, to the oldest surviving working stocking-frame
that was purposely built to knit men`s hose, the collection is sure to amaze you!
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Action Man - Combat Soldier
Dolls for boys...? |
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Anglo Saxon Garnet Pendant Re-used gems, re-cycling in Anglo-Saxon Leicestershire... |
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The Apolinaris Bowl Just a broken pot...? |
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Babies WW2 Gas Mask Frankenstein's Gas Mask for Babies... |
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'Beaker' Basket Ornaments
Oldest metalwork found in Leicestershire... |
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The Beaumanor Chair
Leicestershire aircraft firm plans for post war production... |
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Burrough Hill Iron Age Brooch
Rare Iron Age survival... |
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Carriage board for the City of Leicester (Central) Holiday Express Days away when holidaying at home...! |
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Child's WW2 Gas Mask
Mickey Mouse gas mask...! |
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Civil War Graffiti on wall panel Civil War soldiers leave their mark... |
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Downy Duckling Ladybird Book
Person of a 'Certain Age'? What's your favourite Ladybird book...? |
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Drayton Villa Mosaic A mosaic from a sumptuous Roman villa... |
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Harborough Toys
A mysterious hoard of childhood toys... |
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High Cross Roman Bronze Dog
Dog found on dig at Roman town: archaeologists baffled... |
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Iron Age Pot from Breedon Hillfort Why was this complete pot buried on Leicestershire hill fort? |
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Kammer and Reinhardt Doll
More than child's play...? |
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King Dick's Bed An oak bed in which King Richard III is said to have slept before Bosworth... |
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Leicester 1950 Leyland Bus
Leyland double-deck bus that gave almost 20-years of service... |
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The Liberty Bodice The little fleecy garment that revolutionised children's clothing... |
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Medieval Pitcher from Ashby Castle
Found down the well - Ashby's secrets uncovered... |
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NEXT Directory A new way of buying clothes... |
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Papillon Shoes
A Pair of Shoes with a Fascinating Curse... |
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Postcards Sent from the Front Sweetheart card cheer up the lads on the front line... |
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Roman
Glass Urn
The barrow that gave Barrow its name? Roman finds provide a clue... |
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Slipware Plate
A fragment of pottery hints at royal celebration... |
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Symington's Pea Flour
Pea flour, the world's first instant meals..! |
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Twyford Bird and Bull Bucket Mount
Birds and bulls on buckets? Status in Anglo-Saxon Leicestershire... |
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Ventilated Corset
The Leicestershire-made corset that travelled round the world... |
Page Last Updated: 29 June 2011
